Necktie



March l, 1955 J. T.,scULLY 2,702,904

NECKTIE Filed May 22, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

J. T. SCU LLY March 1, 1955 NECKTIE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 22, 1950 Flc-3.8

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FIGJO v INVENTOR.

March l, 1955 J. T. scULLY 2,702,904

NECKTIE Filed may 22. 195o s sheets-sheet s United States Patent() NECKTIE .lohn T. Scully, New York, N. Y.

Application May 22, 1950, Serial No. 163,397

9 Claims. (Cl. 2-145) My invention relates to improvements in neckties in which the tieing or knotting portions of the necktie are such retaining means being provided in the knotting portion; to provide the necktie in a form for simple and rapid knotting and unknotting, of attractive appearance, durable construction, and for rapid attachment to a collar. Other objects will become apparent from the description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Fig. l is an elevational view of one face of the necktie; Fig. 2 is a side view with the tie turned anti-clockwise approximately ninety degrees; Fig. 3 is a plan view, with a part broken away to show an inner part, of the opposite face of the necktie; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary crosssectional View, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l, of parts of the tie illustrating the construction of the parts and location of certain stitching, the thickness of the various layers of the material being greatly exaggerated; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View of the same face as in Fig. 3, but showing a relative shifting of parts; Fig. 6 is a small scale front view of a collar with which the necktie is wearable and with the outer fold of the collar broken away to show parts of the neckband; Fig. 6A is a front elevational view showing a step in the knotting of the tie while it is attached to a collar; Fig. 6B is a fragmentary side view of a further step in the knotting of the tie while it is attached to the collar; Fig. 7 is a front view of the necktie knotted and attached to the collar. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary face view of a modification of parts; Fig. 9 is a face View, with parts broken away to show inner parts, of a further modication of the necktie; Fig. 10 is a partly elevational side view and a longitudinal sectional view, with a diagonal connecting seam omitted and with the thickness of material greatly exaggerated, of the tie shown in Fig.l 9, the section being taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9; Fig. ll is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 9, with the thickness exaggerated and with stitching shown in plan; Fig. l2 is a fragmentary face View Aof a modification of parts of the modified necktie shown in Figs. 9, it) and ll; Fig. i3 is a side elevational view illustrating the manner of knotting the necktie shown in Figs. 9, 10 and ll before it is attached to acollar; Fig; 14 is a rear face View of the necktieshown in Fig. 9, with parts omitted and with a portion shown turned inside out.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: The necktie shown in Figs. 1 5 and 7 inclusive has its knotting portion T comprised of a regular four-in-hand big end portion 20 folded adjacent its small end 21 to form the transverse band loop knot portion 22 of hollow,

^ frusto-conical shape, and is resilient in construction having a bias cut cover folded over a wool lining, in this instance a thicker than usual lining preferably, the cover forming the longitudinal back seam 23 the edges of which are slip attached to the lining in the usual manner, with the exception that in this instance the slip stitching leaves seam 23 open adjacent the band loop 22 to form a pocket between the lining and the rear face or cover and into this pocket end 21 is angularly inserted as shown; thus lCe the end edge of end 21 is completely covered from view at all times and, further, will not interfere with a rapid or a smooth knotting operation of the tie. The pocket portion of seam 23 is then securely closed by stitching 24 which, preferably, extends into the lining and which also secures the end fold 22 in its band loop form with a variable size opening 25 at its bottom or small end. Carried by member T lis a strip-like fastener member 26 of similar fabric as the cover T and which is made by folding a rectangular piece with its longitudinal edges folded towards each other and with one edge folded under itself and overlapped on the opposite edge resulting in the longitudinal seam 27 which is closed by suitable stitching; the longitudinal end edges of the fabric layers are machine zig-zag stitched together as indicated by 28; in some instances f these end edges may be hem stitched together. Adjacent opposite ends of 26, snap fastener members 29, are securely fastened by clamping members 30. Members 29 are on the rear or seam face of 26 and are in the form of studs 31. Throughout its central portion, member 26 is devoid of lining, preferably, and is longitudinally resilient, very pliable and is edgewise collapsible readily, but at opposite marginal ends is preferably lined with buekram or suitably sized other material to stiifen the marginal ends against edgewise collapse; these stitfening pieces are clamped in place by the snap fasteners and are indicated by 32 and render the marginal ends of 26 substantially non resilient. Member 26 is secured to T by a strip of ribbon or label 33 opposite ends of which are doubled over and securely stitched by stitching 34 to T; the spacing between the end stitching is shorter than the width of 26 causing the latter to be edgewise collapsed or crushed to some extent in the loop formed by the retainer or keeper 33; however, member 26 is lengthwise slidable in the loop until, as shown in Fig. 5, the stiffer marginal ends of 26 serve as stops and prevent 26 from being drawn, or accidentally falling, out of the loop formed by 33 and becoming separated from T. Retainer strip of ribbon 33 is very pliable and, hence, collapsible or foldable to permit its shape to be altered, as the need may arise, when the tie is being knotted and will not damage the fabric of the other parts or detract from the desired soft feel or appearance of the knot. Member 26 may be rotated bodily in retainer 33 and, consequently, is bodily rotatable relatively to the knotting member T, whereby member 26 may be'adjusted by turning before or after the knot is formed. The permissible relative sidewise or transverse movement between T and 26 enables the tie user to slide the knot of the tie to the right or left to compensate for errors in replaced collar buttons or improperly located snap fasteners on the collar, or both, or for a more casual and less perfect tie appearance. The tie is knotted by inserting the pointed end or outer end 36 of tying or knotting portion 20 down into 22 as indicated by the dotted outline 35 in'Fig. 2 and then drawing the pointed end 36 extending out of 25 downwards to tighten the knot as much as desired. The collar C shown in Fig. 6 is provided on its neckband on the outer face thereof with spaced snap fastener members 37 in the form of socket members which are clamped to the neckband by clamping members extending thereinto from the inner face of the neckband. Members 37, when the collar is buttoned, are spaced from each other approximately the same distance as are the stud members in 26 and cooperate with the stud fastener members in the well known manner of snap fasteners, and 37 are spaced substantially symmetrically on opposite sides of the collar button. The necktie may be knotted or unknotted while attached to or detached from the collar. To. knot the necktie, the outer or pointed end 36 of the tying or knotting portion 20 is inserted by a finger into the upper or larger conical end of the band loop portion 22 and pushed downward therein and out through the smaller end or hole or opening 25 of 22 to an extent approximately as shown in Fig. 6A; the pushing finger is then withdrawn from the band loop and the protruding end 36 is then seized and the tying portion 20 drawn downwards to approximately the position shown in Fig. 6B and at this latter stage the wearer can make, if desired, such adjustment in drape of the tying portion as he prefers before further ,tightening the knot. In Fig. 7, the necktie is shown knotted, and fastened to the collar by the cooperating snap fasteners.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8, fastener member 26a is provided with a centrally disposed button hole 38 through which retainer or keeper 33a extends from knotting member Ta. Hole 38 as shown extends in the legthwise direction of 26a and is relatively longer than 33a is wide to permit slidable movement of 26a on 33a and therefore slidable movement relative to Ta, but is relatively shorter than is the width of band loop 22a or big end 20a so as not to be visible when the tie is knotted. As indicated by the dotted outline 39 the loop formed by 33a extends below hole 38 and permits 26a to be bodily moved, as well as edgewise collapsed centrally, by the squeezing action of the upper edge of 22a and the fold of 20a as the latter is folded over 26a and drawn downward in 22a in the knotting operation. In other respects Ta, 26a and 33a are similar to previously described and shown parts T, 26 and 33.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9, and l1, the necktie has a knotting or tieing member Tb in which two tapered in width ends are sewn together at their small ends on a diagonal seam similar to a four-in-hand tie devoid of a neck encircling portion and with the fabric cover folded over a resilient lining 40 to which the cover throughout the baud loop portion 221;, is stitched by a series of stitches 24 which also close the seam 23h in this region. The stitches 24 are relatively close together throughout the band loop portion primarily for the purpose of imparting sutlicient durability to the band loop portion of seam 2Sb to enable the seam in this region to withstand repeated insertions and withdrawals of the tying or knotting portion into and out of the band loop without causing the seam portion in the band loop to become opened by the insertions or withdrawals. The band loop 221; is secured in its folded form by the stitching 241) which stitches together the cross portions at the rear portion of the band loop, the stitching 24b terminating in one direction suitably far from hole 2Sb to permit the hole to be varied in size by the knotting operation. Stitching 2411 extends into the lining of b and may be in any suitable form for connecting the cross portions together at the rear of the band loop to hold the portions permanently folded in the band loop form and to x the size of the upper or larger end of the band loop while permitting the lower or smaller end or opening 2Sb to be varied in size. Stitching 24' and 24b terminate, in the opposite direction, slightly above the band loop portion, and at these marginal upper ends of these series of stitches, another series of stitches 41 extends longitut dinally out to substantially the ends of the rear faces of the fabric cover of Tb. The stitching 41 stitches the overlapping and underlying edges of seam 2Sb together in big end 2Gb and small end 2lb, piercing the lining in these ends, but not piercing the front layer of the cover, and stitches the lining and cover together. Stitching 42 stitches the ends of seam 2317 together and also the ends of the rear portion of the cover of 20b and 2lb. The stitching together of 20b and 2lb by 41 provides the appearance in side view of a small end behind a big end such as in the usual tie, but, at the same time, provides, essentially, only one end to insert into and draw downwardly in the band loop. I have found that by stitching Ztlb and 2lb by 41 the tie can be completely knotted easily because there is no relative lateral shifting of 2lb to 20b to result in entanglement thereof or unwanted folds or loops, and yet the desirable longitudinal resilience is present. Member 2Gb, in this instance, is shown as having its bottom edge in its central portion folded away from the reader and keeper or retainer 33b is stitched to the cover and lining of 2lb by stitching 34h. In other respects the tie is similar to and is knotted in a similar manner as the tie shown in Fig. 2. The necktie shown in Fig. 9 may be modified to the extent shown in Fig. 12 wherein the fastener member 26e is provided with a centrally disposed buttonhole 38C through which the keeper or retainer 33e extends to function similarly as do the corresponding parts shown in Fig, 8.

In Fig. 13, the necktie shown in Figs. 9-11 is shown as it may be knotted when detached from the collar. The tying or knotting member Tb is shown suiciently pushed through the band loop to enable the wearer, while holding the band loop portion in one hand, to seize, with the other hand, the protruding outer or pointed end-to draw the knotting member downwardly in the band loop until a tight knot is effected. In Fig. 14, the band loop is shown turned inside out to illustrate that the seam 23h, in the band loop region is securely stitched to withstand repeated insertions and withdrawals of the knotting member and to further indicate that stitching Zlib is located far enough above the smaller end or opening 2511 of the band loop to permit 2Sb to be varied in size while the upper or larger end of the band loop is xed in size.

The invention is susceptible to minor changes in proportions and details without departure from its scope,

Having described the invention, I claim:

l. A necktie including a knotting member having front and rear faces and folded to provide at one end of said member a transverse band loop fold of substantiallyhollow frusto-conical form projecting outwardly of the rear face of the opposite end of said member to internally receive said opposite end of said member longitudinally movable in said loop fold to form the necktie knot, means ixedly securing said member folded in the loop fold form, a pliable, strip-like fastener member adapted for positioning transversely of the front of a collar and disposed externally across the larger frusto-conical end of the band loop fold transversely of said opposite end of the knotting member and over which fastener member said opposite end of the knotting member is foldable for insertion in said band loop fold to form the necktie knot, a collapsible retainer in the knotting member engaging said fastener member intermediate the ends thereof and independently of said band loop fold for holding said knotting member and said fastener member secured together in assembled relation, irrespective of whether the knotting member is or is not folded over said fastener member, and with the knotting member bodily movable as a whole relatively to the fastener member sidewise towards said ends thereof and with the fastener member rotatably adjustable bodily as a whole relatively to the knotting member, and fastening means in the fastener member for detachably atfixing the necktie to a collar.

2. In a knottable and unknottable necktie, a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having front and rear faces and inner and outer ends, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed transversely in said member on the inner end thereof by a tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-conical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end of the band portion of said band loop fold extending axially oblique to the outer end of said member and terminating with the end edge of said end of the band portion disposed adjacent the rear of said loop fold and spaced inwardly of the longitudinal external side edges of said member, the outer end of the knotting member being receivable in said band loop fold for longitudinal movement therein to knot said member, and being withdrawable from said band loop fold to unknot said member, means ixedly securing said member folded in said band loop fold form. and means in the knotting member wholly covering said end edge of the band portion of said band loop fold irrespective of whether the knotting member is in the knotted state with said outer end thereof received in the band loop fold or is in the unknotted state with said outer end withdrawn from said band loop fold.

3. In a knottable and unknottable necktie, a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having inner and outer ends and folded to present front and rear faces in said member and a longitudinal seam on the rear face thereof, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frustoconical shape formed in said member on the inner end thereof by a transverse tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-conical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end edge of the band portion of said band loop fold inserted inside said member through said longitudinal seam thereof, the outer .end of said knotting member being receivable in said band loop fold for longitudinal movement therein to knot the member and being withdrawable from said band loop fold to unknot said member, and means xedly-se'curin'g in said member and a longitudinal seam on the re'ar face thereof, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed in said member on the inner end thereof by a transverse tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-conical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end edge of the band portion of said band loop fold disposed adjacent the rear of said loop fold and inserted in said member through said longitudinal seam thereof, means fixedly securing said member folded in said band loop fold form, a pliable strip-like fastener member adapted for positioning transversely of the front of a collar and disposed across the larger frusto-conical end of said band loop fold of the knotting member and over which fastener member the knotting member is foldable intermediate the ends of the fastener member for insertion of the outer end of the knotting member in said band loop fold for longitudinal movement therein to knot the necktie, a collapsible retainer in said knotting member engaging said fastener member intermediate the ends thereof for holding the knotting member and the fastener member secured together in assembled relation, irrespective of whether the necktie is in a knotted or unknotted state, and with the knotting member bodily movable as a whole relatively to the fastener member sidewise towards said ends thereof and with the fastener member rotatably adjustable bodily as a whole relatively to the knotting meinber, and fastening means in the fastener member on said ends thereof for detachably aflxing the necktie to a collar.

5. A four-in-hand necktie including a knotting member having front and rear faces and folded to provide at one end of said member a transverse band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical form projecting outwardly of the rear face of the opposite end of said member to internally receive said opposite end of said member longitudinally movable in said loop fold to form the necktie knot, means iixedly securing said member folded in said loop fold form, a pliable, strip-like fastener member adapted for positioning transversely of the front of a collar and disposed externally across the larger frusto-conical end of the band loop fold transversely of said opposite end of the knotting member and over which fastener member said opposite end of the knotting member is foldable for insertion in said band loop fold to form the necktie knot, a collapsible retainer in the knotting member engaging said fastener member intermediate the ends thereof and independently of said band loop fold for holding said knotting member and said fastener member secured together in assembled relation, irrespective of whether the knotting member is or is not folded over said fastener member, and with the knotting member bodily movable as a whole relatively to the fastener member sidewise towards said ends thereof, and fastening means in the fastener member for detachably axing the necktie to a collar.

6. In a knottable and unknottable necktie, a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having front and rear faces and inner and outer ends, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed transversely in said member on the inner end thereof by a tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-conical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end of the band portion of said band loop fold disposed opposite the rear face of said body of material and extending axially oblique to the outer end of said member and terminating with the end edge of said end .0f the band portion disposed adjacent the rear of said 'loop fold and spaced inwardly of the longitudinal external side edges of said member, the outer end of the knotting member being receivable in said band loop fold for longitudinal movement therein to knot said member and being withdrawable from said band loop fold to unknot -said member, and means xedly securing said member folded in said band loop fold form with said end edge of -said end of the band portion spaced inwardly of said longitudinal external side edges of said member irrespective of whether the knotting member is in the knotted state with said outer end thereof received in the band loop fold or is in the unknotted state with said outer end withdrawn Vfrom said band loop fold.

7. In a knottable and unknottable necktie, a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having inner and outer ends and folded to present front and rear faces in said member and a longitudinal overlapped-edge seam on the rear face thereof, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed in said member on the inner end thereof by a transverse tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-concal end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end edge of the band portion of said band loop fold inserted inside said member through said seam thereof, the outer end of said knotting member being receivable in said band loop fold for longitudinal movement therein to knot the member and being withdrawable from said band loop fold to unknot said member, and stitches in said member at the rear of said band loop fold connecting the band portion thereof to the overlapped edges of said seam and combinedly closing said seam adjacent said band portion and xedly securing said member folded in said band loop fold form.

8. A knottable and unknottable necktie including a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having front and rear faces and inner and outer ends, a preformed four-in-hand knot-forming portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed transversely in said member on the inner end thereof by a tubular fold of said body of material projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frustoconical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end of the band portion of said band loop fold disposed opposite the rear face of said body of material and extending axially oblique to the outer end of said member and terminating with the end edge of said end of the band portion disposed adjacent the rear of said loop fold and spaced inwardly of the longitudinal external side edges of said member, a pliable strip-like fastener member disposed across the larger frusto-conical end of said band loop fold and transversely of said outer end of said knotting member, the outer end of the knotting member being foldable over said fastener member for insertion 1n and longitudinal movement in said band loop fold to knot the necktie and being withdrawable from said band loop fold to unknot the necktie, means xedly securing said knotting member folded in said band loop fold form with said end edge of the band portion spaced inwardly of said longitudinal external side edges of the knotting meinber, and fastening means in the fastener member for detachably securing the necktie to a collar.

9. A knottable and unknottable necktie including a pliable knotting member comprised of a relatively long body of material having front and rear faces and inner and outer ends, a preformed four-in-hand knot-formng portion in said member provided by a relatively short band loop fold of substantially hollow frusto-conical shape formed transversely in said member on the inner end thereof by a tubular fold of said body ofmaterial projecting outwardly of the rear face thereof whereby said front face of said body of material is disposed as the outer face of said band loop fold with the larger frusto-conical end thereof disposed adjacent the rear face of said body of material and with an end of the band portion of said band loop fold disposed opposite the rear face of said body of material and extending axially oblique to the outer end yof said member and terminating with the end edge of'said endof the band portion disposed adjacent the rear of said -loop fold and spaced inwardly of the longitudinaliexternal side edges of said member, means lixedly securing said member folded in said band loop fold form with said end fedge of the band portion spaced inwardly of said longitudinal external side edges of said member, a pliable striplike fastener member disposed across the larger frustoconical end of said band loop fold and transversely of said outer end of said knotting member, the outer end'of `the knotting member being foldable over said fastener memberis oris not folded over the fastener member, and

'means in the fastener member for detachably securing the necktieto a collar.

References; Citedin the le of this patent UNITED STATES 'PATENTS l1,588,609 Palmer June 15, 1926 2,122,811 Fiumedoro July 5, 1938 V2,396,446 Stein Mar. 12, 1946 2,400,604 Scully May 21, 1946 2,470,973 Bovee May 24, 1949 2,508,472 Scully May 23, 1950 

